Les Jackson
Herbert Leslie Jackson
Born: 5 April 1921, Whitwell, Derbyshire
Major Teams: Derbyshire, England.
Known As: Les Jackson
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Test Debut: England v New Zealand at Manchester, 3rd Test, 1949
Last Test: England v Australia at Leeds, 3rd Test, 1961
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1959
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 2 2 1 15 8 15.00 0 0 1 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 83 30 155 7 22.14 2-26 0 0 71.1 1.86
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1947 - 1963)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 418 489 153 2083 39* 6.19 0 0 136 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 30101 1733 17.36 9-17 115 20
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1963 - 1963)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 2 2 1 3 2 3.00 0 0 1 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 162 46 2 23.00 1-22 0 0 81.0 1.70
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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A wonderful bowler with a domestic record that few in his time could equal,
Les Jackson was unlucky indeed to play in only two Tests. He took wickets in
both, and bowled economically, but failed to retain his place. He was a tall
man, capable of considerable pace, very accurate and could move the ball
both ways. He had a slinging action from a modest run, a combination that
allowed him to bowl long spells, as well as to sustain his pace through an
exceptionally long career.
Jackson did not make his first-class debut until he was 26, making his
living up to that point as a miner. He played until he was in his forties;
EW Swanton wrote that as a bowler he was "hostile, full of stamina, from one
summer's end to the next, scarcely guilty of even an indifferent over". He
took record numbers of wickets for Derbyshire, with over 1733 first-class
wickets, at the impressive average of 17.36. He was not much of a bat with
just 2083 runs, and a best score of 39* in nearly 500 innings. His best
season was perhaps 1959, when he took 143 wickets at 10.99, no-one taking
100 wickets or more had recorded such a low average since 1894.
Jackson played his first Test in 1949, and then had to wait 12 years for
another opportunity, when he was part of the England side that beat
Australia by 8 wickets at Leeds - he was 40 at the time. He was never
selected for an overseas tour, and must be considered one of the forgotten
men of English cricket in the 1950s, where his considerable talents were not
considered enough to merit selection in England teams with a wealth of fast
bowling resources. (David Liverman, Copyright Dave Liverman / CricInfo 2001)
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 12:41:17 GMT
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